You can walk down any street in an urban area and count at least 5 abandoned or boarded up homes. With the increase in the homeless and poverty rates as well as a decrease in funds available to each group, you would think there was no way to get out of the storm. Its hard to see a future when you don’t have a clear focus for the present.
Both the state and local governments are fighting to increase their revenue. With no one having any money to spend, they have no money to receive. In return, they hike up prices for the necessities and are barely breaking even.
In reality, it’s a two way street, you have to give in order to receive. Those of us that are homeless and poverty stricken can devote an hour a day to a charitable cause. I know you have your own lives and own problems but there people who’s situations are much worse. It doesn’t hurt to think of someone else for a short minute. Your contribution will lead to networking, which in turn can lead you to resources you need.
Being a government agency or official, you know your spending limits. These abandoned places should appear as a gold mind. You have the opportunity to buy these homes, renovate them, and rent them to low income families. This will lead to a decrease in the homeless population as well as generate revenue that you can recycle back into your programs to aid families below the poverty level. As a community we can make it, we just have to learn how to live outside the box.
